Chain link and method of making the same



Dec. 19, 1933. H, G, TAYLOR 1,939,734

CHAIN LINK AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Filed May 2, 1931 In yen 1TPatented Dec. 19, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Humphrey GeorgeTaylor, Penn, near Wolverhampton, England Application May 2, 1931,Serial No. 534,832, and in Great Britain May 13, 1930 3Claims.

The invention relates to wrought metal chain links and more especiallyto links of chain cables, but is applicable to other chain links of alike character, and has for its object to construct a wrought link whichis cheap in manufacture, of strong construction and which has its stud asolid part therewith.

Several embodiments of the invention are described with reference to thedrawing herewith 10 of which:-

Figure 1 is a view of a link in its completed form.

Fig. 2 shows the parts from which the link is welded up according to oneform of the inven- 15 tion, such parts comprising two end pieces ofU-form, and a stud formed integrally with one end.

Figure 3 shows a modification somewhat similar to Figure 2.

Referring first to Figures 1 and 2, A A are the two end portions of thelink and B the stud, the one end portion A being formed integrally withthe stud B, the other end portion A being afterwards electrically weldedto the stud.

25 Referring to Figure 3, the construction is similar to Figure 2 exceptthat the free side of the stud B is straight and that the ends of theend portion A are splayed inward at a.

Having fully described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:-

1. A method of forming a link for a chain cable, said method consistingin first forming the link in two parts, one of the parts consisting 60of a U-shaped loop and the other part consisting of a U-shaped loop witha transverse stud, bringing the ends of the respective loops together,and electrically welding same into an integral chain link. 5

2. A process of electrically welding links for a chain cable, consistingin forming two end portions of U-form, one of said end portions having atransverse stud disposed and formed between the end portions thereof,bringing the end surfaces of the aforesaid portions of U-form intoimmediate contact, and flash welding same.

3. An electrically welded link for a chain cable, having two endportions of U-form and a transverse stud integral with one of said endportions and extending over the entire end surfaces of the other of saidend portions of U-form, said end portions being connected together bywelding through the medium of said stud, the end portion without thestud having its ends widened 30 at their end surfaces to give anincreased area of welding surfaces.

HUMPHREY GEORGE TAYLOR.

